Vivian Caccuri's Mosquitos also Cry in Venice Biennale's First Official Performance Program

The 2026 Venice Biennale, curated by Ralph Rugoff, has launched its first official performance program, running parallel to the main exhibition and national pavilions. Among 14 selected projects addressing contemporary urgencies is Mosquitos also Cry, a performative lecture by Brazilian artist Vivian Caccuri. The work delves into the historical hatred of mosquito noises through a lens of tropical disease history, sound theory, and invented empirical perspectives. Caccuri's research uses sound to explore perception, focusing on historical and social conditioning. Through objects, installations, and performances, she creates disorienting situations that interrupt meanings and narratives embedded in the collective unconscious. The performance program marks a historic expansion of the Biennale's format under Rugoff's curatorial direction, emphasizing live artistic practices alongside traditional exhibitions. Caccuri's inclusion highlights the global reach of the selection, bringing Brazilian artistic research on sensory experience and colonial histories to the international stage. The program runs concurrently with the main Biennale events, offering visitors an additional layer of engagement with performative works that respond to pressing global issues.